Sick Hamas release vid of murdered hostage Eden Yerushalmi in cruel ‘psychological warfare’ to divide Israel

HAMAS has released a disturbing video of Israeli hostage Eden Yerushalmi before she was murdered in an attempt to take advantage of chaos in Israel.

The clip showed Eden, 24, criticising Prime Minister Netanyahu’s war policy and describing how the hostages feared for their lives under heavy Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip.

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An official government account wrote on X: “Hamas executed six Israeli hostages and is now sharing videos taken of the hostages before they were murdered.

“This is yet another form of Hamas’ psychological warfare.

“We will not further traumatise the Israeli families, who are living through their worst nightmares, by sharing these videos.”

The death of Eden and five other hostages – shot in close range by Hamas hours before the IDF discovered where they were being kept – sparked fury across Israel.

Some half a million people took to the streets across the country to protest against the government’s handling of the war – demanding a ceasefire deal that would see the remaining hostages returned home.

Then Hamas made public taunts about sharing footage of them – later posting the video of Eden to Telegram.

The heartbreaking clip shows Eden telling her family how much she loves and misses them.

The Sun has chosen not to publish any of the footage.

Hamas has previously shared similarly sick clips of Israeli hostages in their captivity – which Israel has dubbed psychological warfare.

Avi Mayer, former Editor of the Jerusalem Post, told The Sun: “Israel is a country that is very much gripped by a sense of collective grief over these six young hostages.

“But it’s also a country that is very much wrapped up in a sense of fury and anger.

“Over the fact that these hostages, perhaps could have been saved had a deal for their release been completed ahead of time.”

He added: “Discord in Israeli society is in many respects to the benefit of Hamas.

“Hamas loves seeing this country torn apart, and that was a situation that existed before October 7, and there are many who suggest that it was the discord and disunity in this country that encouraged Hamas to carry out the massacre.

“But what we’ve seen over the past few months is a coming together of Israeli society in solidarity and support for one another. That’s starting to fray.”

Hamas terrorists stormed the Israeli border in a brutal ambush last year, killing around 1,200 people.

Since then the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have waged war against the terror group in the Gaza Strip, with local Hamas-linked figures estimating the death toll at more than 40,000 Palestinians.

Out of some 251 Israelis kidnapped during the October 7 massacre last year, around 101 remain in the Strip with officials estimating a third are already dead.

The IDF have successfully rescued eight.

Protesters across the country are pushing for Netanyahu to secure another deal that could free the remaining hostages.

He has been repeatedly accused of putting victory for the IDF in Gaza – complete destruction of Hamas – above their safe return.

One of the major sticking points for failed negotiations in recent months has been the Philadelphia Corridor – a border between Gaza and Egypt.

Netanyahu refuses to remove IDF troops from the stretch of land – something Hamas has also refused to compromise on.

Einav Zangauker, mum of a hostage still in Gaza, spoke at a rally during the protests on Sunday and said: “Nadav is alive. My son is still alive. But every day is a Russian roulette.”

She said the PM would play “until they’re all dead, [but] we won’t let him” and said he had “put the hostages to the guillotine”.

The heartbroken mum also said the six murdered hostages died “on the altar of Philadelphi [Corridor] spin”.

The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Ori Danino were brought home to Israel by the IDF after the tragic discovery this weekend.

Israel’s Health Ministry announced that an autopsy carried out by the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute found all of them were shot several times from close range.

It comes as Britain suspended around 30 arms export licenses to Israel.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he had no choice but to stop the shipments that could be used to “facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian laws”.

AFP